Identification of suitable normalizing genes for quantitative real-time RT-PCR analysis of gene expression in fetal mouse gonads

Sexual Development

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 194-204

  Svingen, T ^a   Spiller, C M ^a   Kashimada, K ^a   Harley, V R ^b   Koopman, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Housekeeping genes; Ovary; Polymerase chain reaction; Sexual development; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GONADS; MESONEPHROS; MICE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 70349292220     PISSN: 16615425     EISSN: 16615433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000228720     Document Type: Article

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